Collar-buttonhole.



' c. E. SAGKETT.

COLLAR BUTTOHHOLB.

APILIOATION FILED MAYN, 1910 INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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' atta'chin'ent-of'ti collar to a shirt band much mai easier than b the usual style of button hole, -obv ia-t ing 'any' -='n'ecessity of fingering or straining't-hdbdtton hole, and secondly, to drcefthejiutton holes in a manner which s; a ieas ensall button holes; thereby ii ta-ining -thi-roriginal shape and lengthening their wear.

In buttoning 'itnd unbuttoning collars a severe strain is put upon the usual button hole, especially when newly laundricd;after it is torn, enlarged, or distorted, the fit of the collar front is seriously impaired, while with the present style of close fronts it is very difiicult to get at the button holes with the fingers.

-The invention consists in providin a collar with button holesby which a ter the back of the collar and one end is fastened to the shirt band by the collar studs, the other end may be sirn 1y hooked over the shank of the front COlfitI stud, in a manner that will retain it in osition, and in reinforcing the opening ma e in the collar band by a hook, 'so that the integrity of the band is not impaired, also to reinforce the wearing ends or sides of both the collar button holes, where the strain of the stud shank comes, againstthem.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings in which,

F1gure-1, is an inside view of an extended collar with the aforesaid improvements. Fig.2, shows the collar as buttoned to a shirt band. Fi 3, .is a view of the reinforcing hook wide is fitted around the hook button hole as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, shows the reinforcingshape as applied to theu-sua-l button hole, also shown by l'i-lni'ted'Sta-te's, residing at b later-am o. illlLlF zrttwlttidm lh rft 1', 41:9 1 1.

poses. Fig, 7 shows the reinforceiii'ent of the hook button hole to the top, of the collar In all the figures like numerals refer to like parts. i I

-1 is an extended turn over collar of the usual type, having at one end of the band a button hole 2, of the usual type; this I imprdve by surrounding the button'hole before its edges are stitched together by a thin piece of celluloid 3, inserted between the two layers of material forming the faces of the collari' the celluloid shape has a central opening of the same length as the button hole measures lengthwise, and of a width at center that permits the button hole side edges to gi'ie as a button or collar stud is pushed through them. \Vhen the button hole material is stitch-ed together within the" edges of-this opening, the celluloid shape becomes innnovable, it is also invisible, it isalsolfiexible, and in laundryin-g or in Wettlfliiill as- .sun e theusual curves of the eollar itsel-f; a line of stitching should be run t iqilnd the outer edge of the celluloid shape to hold it in position while the button hole is being worked, the said outer edge being of any desired shape to afford the necessary reinforcement. At the other end of the collar band is constructed a round button hole 4- the entrance to this button hole is by :1. lateral passage 5 extendin toward the center of the collar and thence y a downward passage G, from the end of passage 5 to the edge of the collar band, the downward passage having curved or inclined diverging sides with a wide inlet 7 to afford easy entrance for a collar button 8, (see Figs. 1, 2, 3,) This construct-ion in .the material onl of which collars usually are made would ave no practical value, the materials being too soft to keep their shape or to laundry well. To remedy this I reinforce the material by inserting between the two layers of material forming the collar faces a thin strip of celluloid 9, shaped as shown in Fig. 3, and positioned by stitching as shown by the-dotted lines in Fig. 1, or as shown in Fig. 7, to support the collar hand against perspiration. The button hole edges are then stitched together retaining. the celluloid shape n the position shown. The button hole now forms a hook; to operate it, the collar is fastened atthe back, and the opposite end to the col the dotted lines inl ig, 1. Figs. .5 and 6 are lar stud at the front of the shirt band; the.

- hook end is then drawn laterally tight around the neck until the op in the 7 in the collar band has hooked over the co ar stud; on releasing the fpull on the collar its natural resiliency will orce the collar stud shank through the lateral passage 5 until itrests button hole 4, which is centered between the two upper corners of the collar;

the collar-is then in itsnatural osition bearing evenly all around the neo and cannot get out of position except bya strong pull toward the [upright passage 6 again; the lateral assage 5 maybe made as long as will insure t e retention of the collar in position;

I this method of booking the collar on tothe i fingers to collar stud allows of using what is known as close fronts, where it is very hard for the get at the usual button holes, and the pull being lateral, .there is no necessity to deface the collar front by raising it.

Thin celluloid is probably the best material for the reinforcement of the button holes or for constructing the hook, but I do not limit myself to it. Thin inds ated wa terproof fiber or non-rustable white metal,

.or any analogous material, being invisible,

may be used, or. a wire reinforcing shape as shown in Figs-5, and 6, may be used if well stitched between the button hole "materials;

nor do I'limit myself to a hook at only one end of the collar band.

Button holes constructed to hook'as shown ma be used to advantage at both ends of the col ar band and are a part of this invention. v

sage, communicating at irrr, have signed-my name ,tion in the presence of-two subscribing wit- 'in said collar band by a line of stitching closely surrounding its outer edges, openings made in the plies of material forming said collar band corresponcling to the open passages madein said piece of indurated mater1al, and a line of button hole stitching unitmg the edges-of said collarband material all aroundthe inner edges of said passages in said piece of indurated material. forthe purposes set forth. n

In testimony whereof 1, CHARLES E. SACK- to this specificanesses, this 19th-day of May 1910.

r CHARLES E. SACKETT. Witnesses:

JAMES P. WILSON, lnmir WILSON. 

